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from the national hurricane center, but first live in tampa, nicole valdez. hey, nicole. ainsley, brian, steve, good morning. florida attorney general saying this is the storm we all have feared. she called the chance of us seeing anywhere from 5 to 15 feet of storm surge, detrimental for the tampa bay area. and unfortunately we are seeing the impacts of hurricane ian across florida. brand-new video from the florida keys, you are already seeing flooding beginning in portions of monroe county. it s part of one of the reasons why we already know hundreds of thousands of people are under mandatory evacuations right now. here is a look at all six counties that those people are living in. really all along florida s gulf coast and we are already hearing reports that the number of counties issuing the mandatory evacuations are expanding. it s why people are boarding up their homes, getting all the resources, going to the grocery stores, packing up their cars, getting ready t ....
Their hurricane shelters. i know that we did here in the city of key west last night at 5:00. we opened up the key west high school, and that s primarily for the special needs individuals in the city of key west and also we will a situation where we have a number of live-aboards, with the affordable housing crisis people are living on boats and so we were very concerned about them being out on the water in a tropical storm condition. steve: as we look at the swirl of ian, we know it is expected to pass to the west of us. mayor, thank you very much for joining us live and telling us how the people of key west are hunkering down. appreciate that, and our best wishes and prayers go out to the people in central florida and particularly in the tampa area. brian: absolutely. ainsley: thank you so much, mayor. for continuing coverage of hurricane ian, download the fox weather app or stream it on your ....
Cruz harbor showed just what the tsunami left behind, boats upside down, under water, and docks snapped in half or just gone. holy crap! reporter: just 24 hours earlier, as this youtube video shows, many watched in santa cruz as the surge of water overtook the harbor. oh, my god! reporter: as boat owners got their first glimpse of the damage, it was especially difficult for the harbor s 60 or so live-aboards, a term used for those who call their boats home and who now have to find somewhere else to live. i ve got a motor home, i ve got friends, i ve got family, i ve got, you know, i ve got other places i can be. i ve been in this community my whole life, so. reporter: boat owner scott summers has the nickname the mayor of you-dock. half of you-dock was swept away, as well as many of the boats housed there. we re housing many of the live-aboards at our house, right across the freeway. and you know, we consoled ....